Form in Popular Music: Difference between revisions
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**[http://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.17.23.3/mto.17.23.3.de_clercq.html de Clercq, "Embracing Ambiguity in the Analysis of Form in Pop/Rock Music, 1982–1991"] | **[http://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.17.23.3/mto.17.23.3.de_clercq.html de Clercq, "Embracing Ambiguity in the Analysis of Form in Pop/Rock Music, 1982–1991"] | ||
**[http://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.17.23.3/mto.17.23.3.richards.html Richards, "Tonal Ambiguity in Popular Music's Axis Progressions"] | |||
==Class Activities== | ==Class Activities== | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 30 July 2020
| This lesson is part of the Rhythm, Meter & Form category. |
Objectives
- Students will be familiar with components of popular song form including verse, chorus, prechorus, bridge, intro and outro.
- Students will be familiar with common popular song forms and their variants.
- Students will be able to analyze the form of a popular song,
Resources
Readings
- Peres, Top 40 Theory:
- “Don't Bore Us, but Don't Rush to the Chorus”
- “The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — ‘Closer’: Crafting the Chorus”
- “Everything You Need to Know About the Postchorus”
- “About that Chorus in Bed Rexha’s ‘I’m a Mess’”
- “A Sonic Twist in the Plot: The Bridge in Modern Pop”
- “The PostChorus-Bridge Switcheroo”
- “Recycling the Chorus in Zedd & Elley Duhé’s ‘Happy Now’”
- “The Internal Sonic Progression in Bebe Rexha’s “I’m a Mess’”
- “Sonic Meta-Progressions in Pop Songs”
- Music Theory Online:
Class Activities
- Discussion and definition of popular form components (verse, chorus, bridge, etc.)
- Discussion and definition of different popular song forms
- Analysis of various popular songs
Assignments
Files
- Formal Analysis: "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind (Word | Pages | PDF)
- Formal Analysis: "Unfinished" by Barenaked Ladies (Word | Pages | PDF)